Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

I give thanks to my God every time I remember you,

4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,

always praying with joy in every one of my prayers for you all

5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

because of your partnership with me in the gospel from the first day until now.

6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

I am confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.

It is right for me to think this way about you all, since I have you in my heart. For you all share with me in God's grace, both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel.

8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For God is my witness that I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

And I pray that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

so that you may approve what is excellent in order to be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

filled with the fruits of righteousness that come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually helped advance the gospel,

13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

so that it has become known among the entire imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ.

14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

And the greater part of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence through my imprisonment and are far more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others do it out of good will.

16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to add affliction to me in my imprisonment.

17 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

18 What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

But what does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice.

19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

For I know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be put to shame in anything, but will speak with complete boldness so that now, as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether I live or die.

21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.

But if I am to live in the flesh, it will mean fruit from my labor. Yet I do not know which I prefer.

23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

I am hard pressed between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

But to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

26 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

so that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus because of me when I come to you again.

27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Only live as citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

and not being intimidated in any way by those who oppose you. For them this is an indication of destruction, but for you it is an indication of salvation, and that from God.

29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

since you are experiencing the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.